Explore every episode of the podcast The Perfunctory Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unleash the clipboards: An early City election preview with @chicagobars | 28 Jul 2026 | 00:40:45 | |
Petitions hit the street Tuesday for alders and Mayor, Treasurer and Clerk, and we're breaking it down with @chicagobars. Also a little social media talk and the state of hospitality in 2026. No one goes out on Tuesday, much to Mike's chagrin. | |||
| Observing the roller coaster with Dave Sullivan | 10 Jul 2026 | 00:39:12 | |
Dave Sullivan sits down in Park Ridge to discuss origin story, his work on marriage equality, what happened to his GOP, and the current state of Illinois affairs. | |||
| Leader Jehan Gordon Booth: Reflections on Mother's Day | 10 May 2026 | 00:35:01 | |
We spend some time with JGB to talk about her mom, Esther Golar, and what motherhood means to her. But that's not it. As always we talk a little lawmaking and politics. | |||
| The MBC and the LFD help us launch May | 09 May 2026 | 00:45:07 | |
Like the true procrastinator he is, Z fires up the Class of '22 project with Mary Beth Canty and Laura Favor Dias. How are they feeling about Spring Session? Watching the rollercoaster and not riding it. Origin Stories (with a surprising twist!). And Mother's Day as a Member. | |||
| Perfunctory Podcast Episode 006: Ron Holmes is back | 14 Mar 2026 | 00:29:48 | |
Mike and Ron preview the primary on Tuesday. The guys have some polling to look at and some conclusions to draw. | |||
| Perfunctory Podcast Episode 005: Ron Holmes | 04 Feb 2026 | 00:37:56 | |
Early voting starts Thursday. Who’s voting? What’s working (and not)? Senate and IL09 lead the chatter. And Ron gets ran up on at Church. | |||
| Perfunctory Podcast Episode 004: Sen. Bill Cunningham | 22 Oct 2025 | 00:39:10 | |
Mike Z interviews President Pro Tempore, Sen. Bill Cunningham in another great episode. | |||
| The Perfunctory Podcast Episode 003: Adrienne Alexander | 24 Apr 2025 | 00:51:48 | |
Adrienne Alexander talks Durbin and Schakowski retirements, politics, popes, papal politics and origin story. | |||
| The Perfunctory Podcast Episode 002: Christian Mitchell (Pt. 2) | 04 Apr 2025 | 00:33:09 | |
The second half of the Christian Mitchell Podcast, where we talked Illinois specifically, the dwindling value incumbency, origin story, and the his military service. | |||
| The Perfunctory Podcast Episode 001: Christian Mitchell and Ron Holmes | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:49:42 | |
Have All Voted Who Wish with Mike Zalewski is now, The Prefunctory Podcast. Join us for our first episode under the new name as Mike talks with Christian Mitchell and Ron Holmes. | |||